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  2. Mammoth Cave National Park - Wikipedia

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    Mammoth Cave National Park is a national park of the United States in south-central Kentucky. It encompasses portions of Mammoth Cave, the longest known cave system in the world . The park's 52,830 acres (21,380 ha) are located primarily in Edmonson County , with small areas extending eastward into Hart and Barren counties.

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    The first known formal tour of Mammoth Cave was given in 1816, long before it became part of the National Park Service in 1941. One of Mammoth Cave’s most famous early guides was an enslaved man ...

  4. Roger Brucker - Wikipedia

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    Convinced that Crystal Cave would one day connect with caves in nearby Mammoth Cave National Park, Brucker and other explorers formed the Cave Research Foundation (CRF), to survey and study Mammoth Cave and other caves in the area. Through the late 1950s and 60s, CRF expanded the known reaches of Mammoth Cave and other caves under the adjoining ...

  5. List of longest caves in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Mammoth Cave National Park, also a World Heritage Site and International Biosphere Reserve. Longest cave in the world. 2 Jewel Cave: 353.69 km (219.8 mi) [4] [5] near Custer, South Dakota: Jewel Cave National Monument: 3 Wind Cave: 266.8 km (165.8 mi) [6]

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    Mammoth Cave National Park recently embraced the bad press, writing up a sarcastic Facebook post that has since garnered over 100,000 likes, 8,000 comments and 30,000 shares as of Tuesday. "Come ...

  7. Cave Research Foundation - Wikipedia

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    The Cave Research Foundation (CRF) is an American private, non-profit group dedicated to the exploration, research, and conservation of caves.The group arose in the early 1950s from the exploration efforts at Floyd Collins Crystal Cave, now within Mammoth Cave National Park.

  8. Mammoth Cave National Park has attracted visitors for thousands of years. Here’s why you should visit, too. Look beneath the surface to fully appreciate Kentucky's Mammoth Cave National Park

  9. Patricia Kambesis - Wikipedia

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    [10] [25] Kambesis has also been involved in exploration and surveying of caves in and around Mammoth Cave National Park through work with the Cave Research Foundation. [15] [26] Outside of the mainland United States, Kambesis has worked on cave projects in China, Greece, Nigeria, Laos, Mexico, Haiti, Cuba, Puerto Rico and beyond.